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Effects of Placement Type on the Language Developmental Trajectories of Maltreated Children From Infancy to Early Childhood.
- Source :
- Child Maltreatment; Nov2011, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p287-299, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This study describes the developmental trajectories of language skills in infants with substantiated maltreatment histories over a 5-year period and evaluates the effect of three different custodial placements on their language trajectories over time: in-home (remaining in the care of the biological parent/parents), nonkin foster care, and nonparental kinship care. Participants included 963 infants reported to child protective services prior to their first birthday and whose maltreatment was substantiated. Results from covariate-controlled growth modeling revealed no significant placement effects. Across all groups, children’s auditory and expressive communication scores decreased significantly from Wave 1 (intake) in the infants’ first year to Wave 4, when children were about 3.5 years of age, then improved to baseline levels by Wave 5, when children were about 6 years old. Despite these fluctuations, children’s average language scores in each placement group remained below the population mean at each wave of the study. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10775595
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child Maltreatment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 69950343
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559511427957